Bull & Bear 431 N. Wells St. This newbie offers in-table taps, 25 TVs, one projection screen, and free WiFi (so you can trash talk your bracket buddies over IM). Stretch Run Sporting Club & Grille 544 N. LaSalle St. Talk about madness: This spot houses 240 TVs—that’s a 1.2:1 TV-to-barfly ratio. Plus, … Read more
“Free” jazz pioneer Fred Anderson turns 80 in March, and the five-day celebration at his club, the Velvet Lounge, begins…
January 30, 2009 — A dazzling night of Vivid fire delighted guests at the twelfth annual Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Grand Chefs Gala, presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The city’s most magnificent “chef event” of the year featured the Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet dinner prepared by the Fairmont Chicago’s Executive Chef, Brad Parsons, and assorted desserts. The event raised more than $500,000 for medical research on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
A little boom amid bust
The air conditioner in our hotel room turned on us at some point in the middle of the night and began blasting us with painfully cold air. We were so tired we slept through it, which meant I woke up with no feeling in my feet and Arctic boogers clogging my nose. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Sarah’s frosty breath filling the air. We had to take Hannah outside to thaw her out before changing her diaper…
Long before becoming an acclaimed newspaper columnist, Mike Royko was a young airman secretly in love with a beautiful gal from his Northwest Side neighborhood. From afar, “Mick” began to pour out his feelings in a torrent of letters that ultimately won her heart. Discovered after his death, they show glimmers of the wit and voice that would one day distinguish Royko’s prose—and a romantic streak buried beneath the wise-guy exterior
Nightlifers, meet Chicago magazine’s new professional barfly, Kate Seamons. Kate, meet our very thirsty readers. By day, Kate’s the managing editor of newser.com, a site that could make us all a little smarter. (Before that, she spent four years at the helm of centerstagechicago.com, a post that required its fair share of bar hopping—you know, for research.) By night, she’ll be trolling the taverns of Chicago, looking for your next go-to spot for…
What is it about Nymphenburg’s nubby white rhino that makes it the company’s biggest seller worldwide?
Got some salvaged architectural columns, ceiling tin, wine crates, or other ephemera on your hands that you just can’t seem to part with?
